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OSHA Injury Report: Schuman Cheese Elgin

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Schuman Cheese Elgin in 2589 Technology Drive, Elgin, IL 60124 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Schuman Cheese Elgin
Parent company
Arthur Schuman Midwest LLC
Street
2589 Technology Drive
City
Elgin
State
IL
ZIP
60124
On-site location
Warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

Employee was walking down warehouse aisle pushing a cart toward maintenance

What happened

He did not see a forklift backing up and he had to twist to avoid being hit by the forklift

Injury or illness

Lower back pain on left side of his back

Object or substance involved

Nothing - bad twisting

Summary line

Employee twisted back while avoiding the forklift

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
442
Total hours worked
1082946
EIN
205053878
Establishment ID
955102
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
2:48:00.000
Time of incident
8:33:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16JAN24:17:15:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.